Back to School

Back to School= Routine (and a packed lunch)

I love the feeling that comes with going back to school. Its a fresh start. I am back on a schedule. I have to be organized. Last night I packed my lunch and I was so excited to be eating healthy again. I've taken a HUGE step back in what I've been eating. I want to get on track now so that I have some routine of what I'm eating when I (hopefully!) become pregnant.

Last night I envisioned making a berry green smoothie this morning plus a bowl of cheerios. I ended up running late and skipped the smoothie and brought the box of cheerios and carton of milk with me to work. Big mistake. Dunkin Doughnuts persuaded me to eat one of their fresh glazed yummies rather than my cheerios. There is always very tempting, unhealthy food circulating around school. I know that I need to come prepared (having already eaten breakfast) to avoid succumbing to these sugary pitfalls!

After my disastrous breakfast, I redeemed myself at snack time with a Trader Joe's Apple Banana Fruit Crusher. Now a little disclaimer- I have avoid the babyfood pouch trend like the plague. I'm not into gogurt or sucking down food like I lost my dentures. BUT I saw these a Trader Joe's and noticed the only ingridents were apples, bananas, ascorbic acid (vitamin c), and citric acid. They didn't contain artificial sugars or colors and the pouch is also VERY convenient. I can toss a few of these in my purse to curb hunger without worry that they'll go bad if I don't eat them like regular fruit would. I'm definitely sticking to these yummies. BTW- They are each only 60 calories.

For lunch I had two low carb wraps each spread with half of a garlic laughing cow cheese, topped with spinach, and left over garlic Parmesan chickin shredded into pieces. Yum! I finished out my lunch with carrots, apples, cucumbers, and an ounce of hummus for dipping.

Yay for a healthier start to the school year!